Travel Guides

Broken Hill

The historic town of Broken Hill lies in western New South
Wales, in the area known as the 'Living Outback'. Here red dust
roads lead off to national parks, opal fields, remote settlements
and the Darling River. In Broken Hill art and mining live side by
side as uncomfortable companions. Artists have come here to find
their inspiration, at a spot where incredible wealth has been
produced by exploitation of one of the world's greatest mineral
deposits. Broken Hill is known as 'Silver City', being the site of
the world's richest deposit of silver, lead and zinc.

Visitors can visit a simulated mine or the real thing, donning
lighted helmets to enter the subterranean world of the miners. This
town is also a Mecca for artists and film-makers and has more than
20 art galleries. The famous Outback Royal Flying Doctor Service
and School of the Air are also worth a visit. Visitors can tour the
aircraft hangar or the radio room, which handles calls to and from
remote towns and stations, covering 80 percent of Australia and
treating about 160,000 patients a year.